Wagon hoist



y 13, 1952 R. M. ULRICH 2,596,948

WAGON HOIST Filed Nov. 8, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET l R. M. ULRICH May 13, 1952 WAGON HOIST 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Nov. 8, 1946 Patented May 13, 1952 PATENT OFFIQE- Raymond M. "Ulrich Roanoke, 111., assignor Ito Ulrich Foundation, I a corporation ofznelaware :ApplioatimrNoneniber 8, 194.6,:ficria1NoJ7D8tTZ3 i1 I ll epr sent iny nt en rela esrto a vehic e h st orthetyr e. use d for wa ons trucks the. instan e oizesricult 1 vehicles or body- 130 accompli h this;itvfurther zisd s r to :d-ov so with. a c st-and: ou pmentr In anaconda:adefwith thezprescn inventi n a hoi for the. vehicle body isvprcvided-whi h is re atiyely simple. andzyct sturdy andj-r lieb c,

we it theretore :is an object of "this invention moyide a. simple hoist construction :for vehicle withtthe presentrinvention'where thebody ntthe vehiclezisdn raised position;

Figure ;2 is-a spartial ifront wiew :of the: :inventi'on; t

Figure 8sis a side yiew -of the zinventionwith body in-lowere'd position; j

Figure 4 is a par'tial sid view o'f the inven'tion when-the bod-y isin raised position; and

Figure 5 is aifront view of "a-modifie'd form ot the present invention.-

Referring to Figure q, it'w-ill'be seen that a vhiolecr wagon has a frame l 'l mounted on suitable=wheels- F2. A body I '3; is hingedlycomheated at 1 0 to the irame I I- adjacent the 'rear end thereof; this figure the front end of the bodyis in raisedposition supportedby apiston rod carrying a pulley fli at its outer end.

v A ropeor oable =l'6 passes over the pulley "ta-rid is connectedat itsends to the frame =H and the body [3. The piston rod M; is connected to a piston'within the cylinder I l which mounted rigidly upon a transverse frame member f8;

As may be seen irom Figures 2 and 3; the transverse frame member I8 is arranged for limited pivotal movement along a longitudinal axis. Each end of the member or beam l8 has an end plate 19 "which bears ag instthe surface of the side channel members TI. The front end of each side channel .member of the: frame H carries -an end plate 22 which has a portion extending above the side 'beam FZ-I. On theiside of. the. 'beam or channel member 2| there is mounted, .a-p1a'te '2'3'. 'Preferablyithe end plates I l-and '21 and the side .plate are we dediin position. Bolts '24 passing through the: plates l9 and 23 provide the pivotal support for the transverse member or beam [8.

A may be seen from Figure 3, the back of the beam l8 carries an angle iron bar 26 which is welded into position so that the lower portion '7 olaims. 298-919) of the bar. 2'6. provides a support shelf for the fronhend of thebody L3 when .itis .in lowered position. At each end of theibar 26 there is secured a, bracket 21 which carries an adjustable stop'screw 28 retained in adjusted position y a lock nut 29.

The adjustable stop is providedso that for different vehicles or bodies, the proper-limit may be determined for the angular displacementof the cylinder I1. A limit is. prov videdso that the cylinder [1 will notgo .too far when the load-shifts in the body. The provision between the axis of the cylinder and the-front.

for angular displacement of the hoisting mechanism comprising the piston and cylinder greatly reduces the strain thereon compared to a cylinderfixedinposition.

In order to provide a suitable support for the cylinder .H, a plate M is welded to the front of theI beam l8 at the central portion. Another plate 32 is welded to the top of the I beam 18,

.and this plate extends forwardly to support a clevis 33=whichserves as an anchor for one end of the cable. 16. The clevis is held in position by nuts 33 which are positioned within recesses 35 in the plate 3|. A flexible .conduitlsfi is connected lto the bottom of the cylinder to supply hydraulic power thereto from a suitable source.

It will be seen from Figure 1 that when the body It is -raised the cylinder l-3' on the-transverse member 8 moves in a-clockwise direction.

so =that there only a relatively small angle wall of the body It. The angular movementof the cylinder is limited by the adjustable stop screw 28' so that any movement of the vehicle during unloading of the body 13 will notcausev the cylinder to move too .-far, toward the-rear. When thehydraulicpressure on -.the:p iston is relieved the weight of the body t3 -will move the piston, and rod I4 into the cylinder H, [until tionehown i Fi ure 3:.

E01, certain vehiclebodies, and particular loads tQ'hEQ II GQ hereby it maybe desirable coprovide a plurality-.ofycables,andpulleys in a-mannersllustrated in Figure -.5,. In that case, the piston .rod 14 is provided witha cross bar 131 whichicarriesiat its outer extremities pulleys; A pdurality of cables 39' are connected to spaced;

points-loathe body of the vehicle and to spaced points; entire-transverse support bar or -member 1. In a vehicle, the combination comprising a f 1 frame, a body hingedly connected to said frame at the rear thereof, a hingedly mounted transverse member located adjacent the front of said frame, said member having a portion arranged to support the front end of said body, a hydraulic cylinder and piston mounted in uprightposition on said member, a pulley connected to said piston, a cable interconnecting said frame, said body and said pulley, and adjustable stop means for limiting the rearward pivotal movement of said cylinder and said member.

2. In a vehicle, the combination comprising a frame, a body hingedly connected to said frame adjacent the rear thereof, a transverse member pivotally mounted on said frame adjacent the front thereof, means for raising and lowering the front of said body including a hydraulic cylinder and piston rigidly mounted in an'upright position on said member, cable and pulley means interconnecting said frame, said body and said piston, means carried by said member for supporting said body in lowered position and for restoring said member to a predetermined position, and adjustable stop means for predetermining the arc through which said member may be rotated rearwardly thereby to maintain the angle between said cylinder and said body relatively small.

3. The combination comprising a vehicle having a frame, a body therefor hingedlyconnected thereto adjacent one end, a transversely arranged beam adjacent the other end of said frame, means for pivotally supporting said beam along a longitudinal axis, a fluid operated cylinder and piston mounted vertically at the center of said beam, a pulley supported by said piston, a cable having one end fixedly secured at one end and passing over said pulley, the other end of said cable being connected to said body adjacent the bottom thereof, body supporting means mounted on said beam and being arranged to restore said beam to a certain position when said body engages said supporting means, and adjustable limit means mounted on said frame and said beam for limiting the rearward pivotal movement thereof.

4. The combination comprising a vehicle having a frame, a body therefor hingedly connected thereto adjacent one end, a transverselyarranged beam adjacent the other end of said frame, means for pivotally supporting said beam along a longitudinal axis, a fluid operated cylinder and piston mounted vertically at the center of said beam, a pulley supported by said piston, a cable having one end secured to said frame and passing over said pulley, the other end of said cable being connected to said body adjacent the bottom thereof, body supporting means mounted on said beam and being arranged to restore said beam to a certain position when said body engages'said supporting means, and adjustable limit means mounted on said frame and said beam for limiting the rearward pivotal movement thereof, said limit means including a vertical member mounted on said frame, and a generally horizontal member provided with an adjusting screw, said latter member being mounted on said beam.

5. The combination comprising a vehicle havin a frame, a body therefor hingedly connected thereto adjacent the rear end, a transversely arranged member adjacent the front end of said frame, means for pivotally supporting said member along its longitudinal axis, a fluid operated cylinder and piston mounted vertically at the center of said member, a pulley supported by said piston, a cable having one end fixedly secured and passing over said pulley, the other end of said cable being connected to said body, body supporting means mounted on said member and being arranged to restore said member and said cylinder to a certain position when said body engages 'said supporting means, and adjustable limit means mounted on said frame and said member for limiting the rearward pivotal movement thereof, said limit means including a vertical member and a generally horizontal member provided with an adjusting screw, one of said members being mounted on said frame and the other of said members being mounted on said transversely arranged member of said vehicle frame.

6. In a wagon body hoist, the combination of a hoist frame having side bars, and a cross bar swiveled thereto at their front ends, said cross bar having seats upon which the front end of .a wagon body rests when in its lowered position, the rear ends of said side bars having hinge bolts secured therein upon which the wagonbody is hinged, a hydraulic hoist, including an extensible member, mounted on said cross bar and having a pulley rotativelymounted on theouter end of said extensible member, and a flexible connection secured at one endto the wagon body and trained over said pulley with its other end connected to the cross bar of the hoist frame.

7. In a wagon body hoist, the combination of a hoist frame having channeled side bars with hinge bolts at their rear ends, upon which is hinged a wagon body, a cross bar extending between the side bars at their front ends, and upright plates welded to the side bars on the channel sides thereof, upright plates welded to the ends of the cross bar, hinge bolts extending through said plates and the webs of the side bars, a hydraulic hoist mounted on said cross bar, a pulley rotatively mounted on the outer end of the extensible member ofthe hydraulic hoist, a cable secured to the wagon body and trained over the pulley with its other end connected to the cross bar, and stop screws carried by the cross bar and arranged to bear against the side bars to limit tilting movement of the hoist toward the wagon body.

RAYMOND M. ULRICH.

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